Region 19

El Paso

Began 8th grade in 2007

12,771 students

Graduated from high school

9,966 (78.0%)

Statewide: 78.2%

Enrolled in college

7,522 (58.9%)

Statewide: 53.9%

Graduated from college

2,518 (19.7%)

Statewide: 22.8%

Each year, approximately 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. National employment and earnings statistics suggest that these students will have materially better prospects as adults if they finish high school and enroll in and complete a post-secondary certificate or degree program. Using data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency, the Tribune is providing a look into the outcomes of students who started eighth grade in a Texas public school over the past nine years.

Of the 12,771 students in Region 19 who began eighth grade in 2007, 19.7 percent received a certificate or degree from a Texas college or university within six years of their anticipated high school graduation date. For context, a 13-year-old student who started 8th grade in 1996 is about 35 years old; one who started 8th grade in 2007 is now about 25.

We have broken down these numbers by ethnicity, gender and economic status.

Ethnicity

Gender

Economic status

N/A — This statistic is hidden because it could make it possible to identify a student, or because it is unavailable.

Other — “Asian” and “American Indian” are grouped and classified as “Other.” When cohort sample sizes are too small, results by ethnicity are aggregated to protect privacy.

Ethnicity

A breakdown, by ethnicity, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.

Outcome of 8th grade class by ethnicity, 2007

Ethnicity

Class size

Graduated high school

Enrolled in college

Graduated from college

Black

384

250

166

48

Hispanic

11,246

8,890

6,737

2,193

White

999

727

552

241

Other

142

99

67

36

Total

12,771

9,966

7,522

2,518

Gender

A breakdown, by gender, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.

Outcome of 8th grade class by gender, 2007

Gender

Class size

Graduated high school

Enrolled in college

Graduated from college

Female

6,287

5,064

3,948

1,486

Male

6,484

4,902

3,574

1,032

Total

12,771

9,966

7,522

2,518

Economic status

A breakdown, by economic status, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.